The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1952. It was the third published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956) and Lewis had finished writing it in 1950, before the first book was out. It is volume five in recent editions, which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions. It is the only Narnia book that does not have a main villain.

Lewis dedicated the book to Geoffrey Corbett. He is the foster-son of Owen Barfield the friend, teacher, adviser and trustee of Lewis.

The Voyage features a second return to the Narnia world, about three years later in Narnia and one year later in England, by Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, the younger two of the four English children featured in the first two books. Prince Caspian is now King Caspian X. He leads a sea voyage to the eastern end of the world, which the English siblings and their cousin Eustace Scrubb magically join soon after his ship Dawn Treader sets sail.

Crew

The ship is captained by the Lord Drinian, friend of Caspian X. Also on board are Rhince, the first mate, Rynelf, a loyal sailor, Reepicheep, the captain of all talking mice, and around twenty other men, mostly of Galmian origin. They are joined shortly after setting sail from Narnia by Lucy Pevensie, Edmund Pevensie and Eustace Scrubb who have managed to enter the Narnian world through a painting of a ship in Eustace's home.

The Voyage holds the record for most air-time on a wooden roller coaster at 24.3 seconds. It is also ranked fourth overall in height, and second in length (behind The Beast at Kings Island). In 2006, it won a Golden Ticket Award for "Best New Ride" from Amusement Today magazine, which also ranked The Voyage as the "Best Wooden Roller Coaster" from 2007 through 2011.

History

Development

To celebrate Holiday World's sixtieth anniversary, park President Will Koch made plans for a new holiday that was to be added to the park. The new holiday, Thanksgiving, would also feature a wooden roller coaster, The Voyage, as its anchor attraction. Koch contacted The Gravity Group (Custom Coasters International, the designers of The Raven and The Legend, went bankrupt in 2002. Larry Bill, one of the designers, went on to help form The Gravity Group) and began to form plans for the new roller coaster. As with the development of The Legend, Koch wanted the input of roller coaster enthusiasts from around the world. The Gravity Group, through Will Koch, used this enthusiast input to design the one-of-a-kind ride. Park President Will Koch provided so much input, he was actually listed as one of the designers of the ride. During the construction of The Voyage, producers from the National Geographic Channel's "SuperCoasters" and the Discovery Channel's "Building the Biggest: Coasters" visited the park to document the progress.

The Voyage (short story)

The Voyage is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 24 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.

Plot summary

At the harbour Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to Fenella's father and board the Picton boat; a number of everyday situations are described during the journey, which highlight a degree of tension between the rather religious grandmother and staff on the boat. At Picton they are met by Mr Penreddy with a carriage. They arrive at the grandparents's house and meet Fenella's grandfather.

It becomes apparent slowly as the story develops that Fenella's mother has recently died, and she is being taken to live in Picton for an unknown length of time.

The film is set three Narnian years after the events of Prince Caspian. The two youngest Pevensie siblings, Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley), are transported back to Narnia along with their cousin Eustace Scrubb (Will Poulter). They join the new king of Narnia, Caspian (Ben Barnes), in his quest to rescue seven lost lords and to save Narnia from a corrupting evil that resides on a dark island. Each character is tested as they journey to the home of the great lion Aslan at the far end of the world.

The Dawn

The dawn, what of the dawnWe have come to kill, by sun or by moonEscalating from the darkest pits of hellAnd gather strength where the fire's dwellBehold, the black horsemanOn his winged steedThe prince of darkness soaring highBehold the black horsemanOn his winged steedA pitch black shadowAgainst a pale white moonThe dawn, what of the dawnWe seek the comfort of the darkThe plains of battle before us layYou will never see another dayNever Never againThe dawn, what of the dawnWe've come to kill, by sun or by moonThe dawn that you seek will fadeCan't you see this is the endThe rain of terror will fall upon theeHis voice will shatter even the bravest of heartsWhen you fall to the ground in tearsBehold his glory as you dieThe dawn, what of the dawnWe have come to kill, by sun or by moonEscalating from the darkest pits of hellAnd gather strength where the fire's dwellOur army before you will mesmerize youViolence to the artAll life is forsakenThe dark has awokenThe fire that burns in our heartsWe are the gloriousMighty warriors come to call your doomThis night we'll be victoriousThe dawn, what of the dawnWe've come to kill, by sun or by moonThe dawn that you seek will fadeCan't you see this is the endThe rain of terror will fall upon theeHis voice will shatter even the bravest of heartsWhen you fall to the ground in tearsBehold his glory as you die.And as the sun is fading high above the battlefieldsNever to be seen againAt last the fallen angel has the world within his grasp